The T’s ‘Fare Transformation’ Project Is Transforming Into A Boondoggle
“There are a thousand things that need to fixed and the fare collection system is not one of them.”
March 28, 2023
They’ve Been Warned: Attorney General Says Suburbs ‘Must Comply’ With Transit-Oriented Housing Law
The Massachusetts Attorney General is warning cities and towns across eastern Massachusetts that they “must comply” with the state’s new law and legalize multifamily housing near MBTA bus routes and rail stations.
March 17, 2023
Legislation Aims to Take the Measure of Traffic Impacts From App-Based Delivery Services
Because app-based food delivery services operate with very little oversight in Massachusetts, it’s difficult to estimate the scale of their impact.
March 14, 2023
In 2022, Boston Planners Once Again Approved More Parking Spaces Than Homes
In spite of the city's pressing housing shortage and ambitious climate goals, which call for fewer cars on Boston's streets, project approvals for 2022 include more parking and less housing compared to 2021.
February 3, 2023
City of Springfield Wins $15 Million to Improve Street Safety Citywide
"Safe Streets and Roads for All unlocks federal dollars to fund some of the most effective safety interventions on streets – small-scale investments deployed at scale – that were previously inaccessible to communities without strong local funding sources."
February 1, 2023
Gov. Healey’s Job #1 for the T: Better Union Contracts
One of the MBTA’s challenges has been the severe shortage of workers to keep its sprawling, aging system running. Will a new governor fix that?
January 26, 2023
Bus Driver Shortage Is Getting Even Worse
After a year of intensified recruiting efforts, nearly one in four bus operator positions at the MTBA remains unfilled.
January 20, 2023
2022 Was Another Record-Breaking Year For Bloodshed on Massachusetts Roadways
In addition to hundreds of crashes that ended peoples' lives, MassDOT's crash database also records 2,361 crashes that caused serious injuries, plus 16,307 crashes that caused less serious injuries to their victims, during 2022.
January 3, 2023
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2022
Our ten most-read stories of 2022 weren't necessarily the biggest transportation news stories in Massachusetts this year (those would probably be either the T's unprecedented Orange Line shutdown or the agency's safety management crisis), but they were the stories that managed to capture readers' attention beyond the borders of the Commonwealth.
December 27, 2022
New Road Safety Law Stalled (Again) in the State House
A roadway safety bill with near-unanimous support from lawmakers is at risk of dying in the New Year because House and Senate leaders have not allowed a final vote on the bill.
December 26, 2022
